![]() ![]() I eventually saw that Mizrahi’s design was influenced by the fashions of the ‘60s and ‘70s, including a couple that referenced the popular Nehru jackets and dresses worn on Rowan & Martin’s hit television show Laugh-In (1968-1973). I will admit that it took me a few minutes to get past the array of glaring costumes by Isaac Mizrahi. Mark Morris Dance Group with lead singer Marcy Harriell and background vocalists Clinton Curtis and Blaire Reinhard – Photo by Skye SchmidtĪfter the overture song, Alfie, the curtain went up to reveal a circle of five chairs and a lone dancer who was soon joined by the entire cast moving to What the World Needs Now is Love. Sadly, she had to compete with the too loud and often flat sounds produced by trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson. The incredibly talented lead singer, Marcy Harriell, brought her own interpretation to Bacharach songs, while honoring the vocals of Bacharach’s muse Dionne Warwick. The small musical ensemble for The Look of Love included piano, bass, drums, trumpet and three singers. Morris has described himself as “a musician whose medium is dance” and his 42 years’ worth of repertoire backs up this claim. The Look of Love almost succeeded at making sitting through an hour and a half of Bacharach songs palatable. Filling the stage with wonderful dancers in bright colored costumes, Morris proved that he is still a master craftsman of creating dances that visualize music from the inside out. It reunited Morris and jazz composer Ethan Iverson and featured fourteen of the Bacharach’s hit songs during the 1960s and 1970s. ![]() This evening of dance to the music of Burt Bacharach was co-commissioned by Broadstage. On Thursday, October 20, 2022, BroadStage launched its 2022/2023 performance season with the World Premiere of choreographer Mark Morris’s evening-length The Look of Love.
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